After brazening her way through a plagiarism scandal, Globe & Mail columnist Margaret Wente appears to be back on her exceptionally busy three-times-a-week pace, even though this hectic workstyle was…
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency won’t give the XL Foods plant in Brooks, Alberta — the plant at the centre of the largest beef recall in Canadian history due to…
My Internet connection will be rather sporadic for the next little while as I take another break from blogging. See you soon! Recommend this Post
There’s a common theme to the last few days’ developments in the Saskatchewan NDP leadership race. While plenty of the campaigns are doing plenty worth talking about, they may have…
Pop a Zantac and try to digest McMaster prof Henry Giroux’s lament on the Disappearance of Public Intellectuals. Here are a few excerpts: As a theater of cruelty and mode…
Real Quackery: Duck Flapping and Splashing Photos by HLDoherty In any commentary in which I dare question the self appointed protector of all things scientific, the ORACle known as Dr.…
On Friday, SUNY Buffalo’s President’s Office released a lengthy and long-awaited 162-page report upon request of the SUNY System Board of Trustees that delved into the substantive facts surrounding the…
“If the Sask. Party wants to restrict union donations as part of labour review process, it’s only fair to restrict corporate donations as well. One of the reasons the Sask.…
Demonized Mitt The article in the Washington Post summarizes a plausible scenario for the dynamics of the race so far, and highlights the dangers of not having a Plan B…
I would assume that most journalists in New Brunswick got their training from the journalism school at St. Thomas University. That’s a small, but pretty good school, with some instantly…
When global warming impacts come up, it’s often focused on vanishing Arctic Ocean ice or retreating glaciers or tropical islands inundated by sea level rise. But global warming at home?…
Continued…. this is Part 2 of a reflection on fairness in policymaking for family caregivers. So, what are the roles of families and governments in supporting society’s most vulnerable citizens?…
The Globe and Mail reports that former Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge suggests that the bitumen from the Tar Sands be routed to Eastern Canada. Because energy is the…
In the wake of the tragedy of the suicide of Amanda Todd, blogger are understandably talking a lot about the question of bullying. What do we do? How do we…
Eponyms everywhere! Who knew? Our most recent list of eponyms was a smash success. It gave rise to at least three subcategories, as I wrote here: – Inventor/creator/discoverer, not genericized.…
This week the text of Allen Gregg’s speech at Carleton University went viral, in it he outlines many of the concerns that a lot of bloggers, myself included, and some…
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe *
Thanks to the Telegram’s James McLeod and his Twitter feed from Gander, take a look at two of the resolutions from the Progressive Conservative. Here’s the one on fiscal responsibility.…
I'm glad to see that the sad story of Amanda Todd is getting so much attention all over the world.An outpouring of grief from around the world continued on social…
